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Paws to Trail

From the Chimney Rock, we took the trail that continues to follow the bluff edge -- at least as well as it can! There were still plenty of ups and downs, some rocky, some muddy, slippery tracks cutting along the steep slope, rather than sticking to the flatter top.

Lots of Dutchman's Breeches, as seen here, as well as bellworts, spring beauties, and a handful of bloodroot. A few trout lillies were flowering, but most not yet.

One last promontory overlook for photographs, and then an even steeper staircase (this one with handrails!) back down to the valley bottom.

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A small clump of Duchman's Breeches flowers. They look like a piar of white pants, inflated and hung upside down on stalks above green, frilly leaves.
Husky Tonttu looks out over a valley from a flat rock blufftop. The trees on the far slope are still mostly whitish with bare twigs, not yet leafed out for spring. The overall effect is monochromatic, trees, rocks and husky fur, with the husky's burgundy harness and orange lead standing out as spots of color.
The photographer looks back from the end of the rocky promontory vantage point towards the bluff it emerges from. It's a narrow, uneven ridge, with large sections partially broken away on the side, but still holding up, with deep cracks between them and the main ridge. Hikers Jeff and Zeena approach one broken area and peer down over the edge. Prickly juniper trees rise from below on the left and in the back.
Zeena has now made it to the end of the promontory cliff and looks down at treetops below her. She's wearing a reddish harness and lead that trails off to her handler off screen to the right.
#Huskies#Hiking
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Paws to Trail

Our path started out with a LONG stairway to the top of the bluffs, stairs protecting the sandy slopes from erosion.

At the top, we were rewarded with a view of the valley below, and the far bluffs on the opposite side. With the trees not yet leafed out, you could see a lot more detail of both the rocky bluff outcroppings as well as the park infrastructure below.

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Two huskies and one human ascend a long wooden stairway without railing that bends up the side of a hill. It is early spring with a thin scattering of new leaves poking through the brown litter on the forest floor, under bare deciduous trees and a few scattered pines.
Husky Tonttu leads the way up a wooden staircase without railing, ascending a hillside in a winding path, with a bit of bluff showing through the trees at the top.
The hiking huskies and human from the previous photo have reached a rocky bluff overlook. The nearly white, fluffy Siberian husky Zeena peers over the edge while human Jeff, in hat, field vest, and camera with fuzzy microphone slung over his shoulder snaps a shot of Zeena with his phone. Alaskan husky Tonttu, pulling the photographer still ascending the hill, pauses just behind Jeff. The sky is low and cloudy, with light and dark regions indicating fluffy texture.
Jeff continues to photograph Zeena on the bluff, while the photographer has passed and is looking down from an even higher overlook on the edge of the bluff. From here, you can see the valley below, and bluffs of similar height on the far side. A road cuts through the valley, and a park parking lot can be seen between trees below. The flat, textured cloud layer undulates over the far hills.
#Hiking#Huskies
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Paws to Trail

Come join us on another hike! 🧵 1/

We took the day off to drive nearly 2 hours south to Whitewater State Park. It has rugged hiking along bluffs and valleys cut by glacial rivers through sandstone and limestone, leaving picturesque bluff vistas and overlooks.

It'd been a while since we ventured beyond our usual hikes, so the pups were extra excited to explore new terrain. Spring is still early here, warbler migration not yet in full swing, but the forest floor flowers were starting to pop.

The big umbrella-shaped leaves next to Tonttu here are May Apple plants. No flowers yet, let alone apples! (The fruits are very tasty, if you can find one before the local wildlife do.)

Husky Tonttu pauses on a dirt trail that follows the bottom of a slope that rises left to right. Battered floodplain trees border a stream just out of view on the left and early spring flowers dot the slope on the right in a swath of green. May Apple plants with dual umbrella-shaped leaves rise out of the low plants.
#Hiking#Huskies
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Back to Nerstrand State Park for early spring hiking. Barely any green showing so far, but a few spring ephemerals were in bloom.

As usual, the best photos were of huskies at the falls! Zeena stopped for a bit of salad before gazing over the precipice. Tonttu enjoyed soaking up the scenery.

Alaskan husky Tonttu relaxes in a clear shallow stream in bright sunlight. He gazes off to the left somewhat pensively as the water ripples around him.
Husky Zeena snacks on early spring grass growing on the edge of a shallow, flat stream under bright blue sky. Trees on the far shore are bare, too early to have leafed out yet.
Husky Zeena stands on the sharp edge of a waterfall. The stream upstream is flat and shallow, spreading over a smooth layer of rock to a straight edge that cuts diagonally across the scene. A calm pool sits in the valley 20 feet or so below the ledge. Zeena is alert, peering at something below.
Hikers Jeff and Tonttu, human and husky, explore the rocky shallows of a pool below a waterfall, the edge of which can be seen in the foreground.
#Huskies#Hiking
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Today we tested the human's ankle on a 5 mile hike around the southern loop of the Louisville Swamp, along the Minnesota River, SW of the Twin Cities, MN metro area.

It was WARM, warmer than expected by the forecast of overcast skies all day. EVERY time we come here it seems to be warm and tests our huskies ability to stay cool while getting some exercise.

The Louisville Swamp Boulder was there, as always! A glacial erratic dropped by the last glacier and patiently submitting to regular attentions by rock climbers practicing their bouldering skills.

Migration is in full swing, with a number of new species for the season singing for us along our way!

A hiker and his husky approach a large, house-sized boulder (glacial erratic) in the middle of a grassy field surrounded by bare deciduous trees in early spring, with mostly blue skies above. A sign indicates that the mowed grass trail is the Mazomaine Trail, X-C skiing and hiking allowed, but no horses!
Two huskies strain at the end of their leads in tall dry grass, looking attentively at something the camera can't see amid bare trees and brush.
A hiker and his husky walk down a wide track in grassy terrain on the left side of a wetland in early spring. A single gnarly oak tree not yet sprouting leaves dominates the scene, and dead trees stand in wetlands past the flat river on the right. Blue skies are gently streaked with clouds.
A single husky leads the photographer down a mowed track through grass and sumac branches towards a couple of abandoned stone buildings in the middle of a field on a sunny early spring day.
#Huskies#Hiking#Bouldering
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Luke Johnson

5/5 All in all though, I'm equal parts excited - to be working with some great people in a dynamic field - and apprehensive - about what kinds of craziness could take place in the next couple of years.

But if I make it there in one piece this summer… go #Huskies!

Logo for the Northeastern University athletic teams, the Huskies. It is a stylized angery husky head looking right, below the word "Northeastern"
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Dale Trexel

Late run when rain turned to snow! Huskies were in their element. My legs feel to be coming back towards their former form. Not there yet, but promising progress!

I love how husky fur is hydrophobic, at least in crystaline form: snow sits on the outer edges of the fur, ready to fly off with just a bit of a shake. If one feels it's worth the bother -- huskies don't mind carrying a dusting of snow with them!

Two huskies lead the way, running down a paved path running parallel to a road through a suburban neighborhood. Both huskies are connected to the runner and photographer by a bright orange split lead. The whole scene is whitened by a steady fall of snow that has not quite fully covered the grass and leaves on either side of the path.
The huskies pause on the path farther down than the previous photo. They're each covered with a light coating of snow. The paved path is now cold enough to start getting a slushy buildup of snow on top which shows dark canine footprints. Zeena, up front, has her eyes squinted shut and mouth in a happy husky grin. Tonttu, in the back, is giving his nose a lick.
Zeena pauses in close-up along the path next to a bit of wild prairie grass and plants dry for winter and covered in a light layer of snow. Zeena's head, back and harness are likewise covered with a light layer of snow crystals.
Another shot of Zeena in profile standing on the side of the trail, revealing that the snow frosting goes all the way down her back, which has dark guard hairs covering a light undercoat, to her fluffy white tail.
#Running#Huskies#CaniX
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